Roach trap



B. WARDEN 1,770,330

ROACH TRAP Filed July 10, 1929 uly 8, 1930.

m 7 l Mimi I N VEN TOR.

Buford TVZLTCZ/L ATTORNEY.

WHHIHHHIIII Patented July 8, 1930 BUFOJRD WARDEN, on

T S FATE MEMPHiS, 'rn'nnnssnn ROAGH TRAP Application filed July 10,

My said invention relates to an insect trap intended primarily for use against roaches, though not necessarily limited to such'use. It is an object of my invention to provide a ,5 simple and effective trap which can easily be taken apart for purposes of cleaning and the like, which is so constructed as to show whether any insects have been entrapped therein, which is constructed in a manner to 10 facilitate, killing of the insects before removal from the trap, and which in other respects is highlyeconomical and eflicient;

Referring to the drawings, which are made a part of this application and in which sim'il5 lar reference characters indicate similar parts: v V

Fig. 1, is a side elevation of my device,

Fig. 2, a central longitudinal section of the same, an

Fig. 3, a plan view, partly in section.

In the drawings reference character indicates the bottom or base of the trap to which are attached end pieces 11, 11, these end pieces being rounded at the top soas to permit ready application of a piece of screen material 12 whichis or maybe attached to opposite sides of the base member 10 at the'lower. ends of the part 12 and is attached at its ends to the end parts 11 in any convenient or desirable 3o manner, this screen member being readily fitted over the end members by reason of their rounded form at the upper end thereof and serving to permit the user to see the interior of the trap while also serving to permit ready killing of insects contained therein, as by pouring boiling water on the trap or by. immersing it in boiling water so far as necessary. v

Preferably the bottom member 10 is held 40 upofi the floor or other supporting surface and with this end in view I provide a circular central support -13 this support being here shown as having radiating passage waysor entrances 14 leading to acentral opening in the member 13, which opening is indicated at.

15 and'preferably extends'vertically upward. It Wlll be noted-that the slight. elevation of the base member 10 provides an. attractive refuge for roaches, which generally hide in cracks in the'floor or near it. The passages 1929.- ;seriai no; 377,221.

14:, are similarly .w attentiomthey being'low'and narrow. The frusto-conicalpart16 is made preferably of'screen material and isfri'ctonally held in the central passage of the support 13. The frusto-conical member is open at or nearthe top and preferably the opening is but little larger than is required to admit the insect. I Screen material is preferred because it permits the insects in thepas'sage' 15 both to see and otherwise apprehendthe presence of bait in the trap. The support '13 is' frictionally engaged with the opening in the base 10. so as to permit ready separation of the support and the base and the tube 16 is frictionally T -OF rc ell adapted to attract, their held in the support 13 for similar reasons.

Obviously other methods of holding these parts in place without permanently securing them together could be utilized Without departing from my invention, the object in mind being to' render the parts readily separable, as for removal of insects and forcleaning the interior of the trap.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made in my devicewithout departing from the spirit of the invention and therefore I do not llmit myself to what is shown in the draw-v ings and described inthe specification but only as indicated in the appendedfclaims.

Having thus fully described my-said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. An nsect trap comprising a relatively large fiat bottom member having a centrally located hole therein, a relatively smallfsupport fitting in said hole and holding said bottom member'away from a floor or the like to provldea lurking place for insects, an up- I ward passage in the support, and radialpassages in the support communicating with the upright passage the height of said radial-passages being approximatelyv equal to the ele vation of the bottom member above the substantially as set forth.'-, c V I 2. Adevice as in claim" 1, combined :with

floor,

a tubular screenmember forming-fa cont-inuation of said passage andextending to a substantial distance-above. thefloor of. the trap] said'central support being frictionally held V in said bottom member whereby the support and the tubular screen can readily be removed to permit access to the interior of the trap, substantially as set forth.

3. A device as in claim 1, combined With a tubular screen member forming a continuation of said passage and extending to a substantial distance above the floor of the trap said central support being frictionally held insaid bottom member whereby the support and the tubular screen can readily be removed to permit access to the interior of the trap said tubular screen fitting frictionally in a hole in the central support for ready removal therefrom,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affi'x my signature.

BUFORD WVARDEN, 

